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Allah or God? Is either acceptable? |
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Dawni |
03/18/05 at 22:08:45 |
A very basic question here. When adding a posting should I refer to the Almighty as Allah or as God? I am not a muslim and I am afraid of offending someone if I use Allah or if I use God. Is Allah only for Islamic believers? Thank you! |
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Caraj |
03/18/05 at 22:42:39 |
To an Arab and Muslims he is Allah To most English speaking people he is God To a German he is Gott To a Native American he is Great Spirit Etc There is only one no matter what you chose to call him. By the way, welcome to the board. Hope you enjoy your stay. You'll find the folks here kind and caring. Very eagar to answer any question you have. |
03/18/05 at 22:45:17 |
Caraj |
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sal |
03/19/05 at 01:10:29 |
[quote]There is only one no matter what you chose to call him.[/quote] This is what I wanted to say So it is a matter of which language you use but the point is we all mean to say GOD |
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AbdulMuhsee |
03/19/05 at 11:04:22 |
The thing is: God can refer to almost anything, from an idol, to prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), and to anything anyone considers divine. Allah is the name of the ONE true god with no partners or equals of any kind |
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Abu_Hamza |
03/20/05 at 11:41:34 |
Peace, [quote author=Dawni link=board=madrasa;num=1111201725;start=0#0 date=03/18/05 at 22:08:45]A very basic question here. When adding a posting should I refer to the Almighty as Allah or as God? I am not a muslim and I am afraid of offending someone if I use Allah or if I use God. Is Allah only for Islamic believers? Thank you![/quote] Nobody should be offended in either case. My advice to you is to say what you feel comfortable with, at this point. Welcome to the board. |
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